1917 Tanganyika / Nyasaland Field Force1917 censored 'On Active Service' cover to Umtali, Rhodesia, with a poor strike of F.P.O. '3' 20 JUN 17. The '3' is clear. An Umtali 28 JUL 17 arrival cancel is on the back. Between November 1916 and early 1918 F.P.O. 3 was at Tandala. The cover has been censored at the lower left. £300.00Reference:

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1918 Tanganyika / Nyasaland Field Force1918 censored 'On Active Service' cover to London with a poor strike of F.P.O. '8' 25 MAR 18, the '8' being impressed only. Censored in the lower left corner by Lt. Col. Stevens, 4/1 K.A.R. (Kings African Rifles) this bears out the '8' in the datestamp as this F.P.O. was in the Mbamba Bay area in early 1918 and the Kings African Rifles were in that area as well. £250.00Reference: G2957

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1916 Tanganyika / Nyasaland Field Force1916 censored cover to Portugal endorsed 'On Active Service' with a manuscript 'July 4th 1916', that has a violet boxed 'POSTAGE FREE / BASE 6. N. RHODESIA / PASSED BY CENSOR' cachet, and a censor label applied in London. A Lisbon 16.9.16 arrival cancel is on the back. Lieutenant Vaughan, the writer, was in the Kings African Rifles and was killed in action on 4 May 1918. In July 1916 this censor cachet was with B Company, British South Africa Police in Lt. Col. Murray's No. 1 Column at NEW LANGENBUG.£395.00Reference:

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1915 Tanganyika / Nyasaland Field Force1915 Nyasaland KE VII 1d envelope to Zomba written by an Askari, cancelled by a squared circle NYASALAND F F (?) NO 15 canceller. (Proud D1) On the back of the cover is a Zomba 17.11.15 arrival cancel and a manuscript 'Censor, CCS' across the flap. A rare cover written by a native Askari in the Nyasaland Field Force. £495.00Reference: G2955

1916 Tanganyika1916 picture post card to Sheffield, England, endorsed 'On Active Service' cancelled F.P.O. No. 307 17 AP 16. An I.E.F. “B” - F.P.O. No. 307 / POSTAGE FREE two line handstamp is also on the card. F.P.O. 307 was at MTUA / KAHE in the Moshi District at that time, having moved from Mombasa in Kenya a few weeks earlier. £55.00Reference: G2951

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1918 Tanganyika 1918 picture post card (S.M.S. Bussard) to Scotland cancelled F.P.O. No. 350 23 MAR 18. This F.P.O. was at LINDI at that time. Few creases at top of the card. £45.00Reference: G2950

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1922 Tanganyika 1922 cover to Spilsbury, England, with a 3c, 1c and 6c, paying the 10c Imperial Rate that came into affect on 1st January 1922, cancelled LINDI 28 SE 1922. A Zanzibar OC 2 22 transit cancel is on the back. £75.00Reference: G2948

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1917 Tanganyika1917 picture post card (Senegal village) to England, endorsed 'On Active Service' cancelled F.P.O. No. 306, 14 MA 17. This F.P.O. was at Morogoro, a town on the central railway, 125 miles west of Dar Es Salaam. A two line 'Received From H.M. Ships / No Charge To Be Raised' h/s is on the card. Light discolouration to part of the card but an unusual cachet to be found on mail emanating out of internal Tanganyika. £50.00Reference: G2947

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1922 Tanganyika1922 envelope to Germany with a 15c cancelled LUSHOTO FE 22. A Moshi FE 12 22 transit cancel is on the back of the cover. Lushoto was formerly called Wilhelmstal until its' name change on 14 October 1920. £50.00Reference: G2945

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1920 Tanganyika1920 censored 3c post card to Germany from the Wuga Mission, near Wilhelmstal, with a 3c added to pay the 6c rate, cancelled WILHELMSTAL 1 AP 20. A straight line 'PASSED BY CENSOR' handstamp is on the card. The mission station at Wuga is known for the printing of the two provisional stamps issued by the Germans in 1916, the 2½ and 7½ Heller, known as the Wuga Provisionals. £95.00Reference: G2944

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1917 Tanganyika1917 censored envelope to Amani with an I.E.F. overprinted 1 Anna cancelled F.P.O. No.343 11 MAR 17. This was in use at Dar-Es-Salaam. A manuscript 'Censored / Harry Macllain' and a violet boxed 'PASSED BY CENSOR No. 3334 cachet are on the front of the cover, on the back is an F.P.O. No.304 20 MAR 17 cancel applied on arrival at Amani. £95.00Reference: G2943

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1918 TanganyikaBELGIAN OCCUPATION. 1918 10c Belgian Congo overprinted postal card with a 10c and 5c added sent registered to France with the stamps cancelled B.P.C.V.P.K. No.17 19 AU 18. This canceller was in use at UDIDJI at that time. A Base Office B 20 DEC 18 datestamp of Dar-es-Salaam is on the face of the card along with a Rouen 2.2.19 arrival c.d.s. Why the card took 4 months to get from Udidji to Dar-es-Salaam is a mystery! £95.00Reference: G2941

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1918 TanganyikaBELGIAN OCCUPATION. 1918 10c Belgian Congo overprinted postal card with a 25c added, sent registered to Essex, cancelled KIGOMA 24 JY 18. The card was sent from Udjidji on 11th July but only entered the postal system 13 days later at Kigoma. £85.00Reference: G2940

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1918 TanganyikaBELGIAN OCCUPATION. 1918 picture post card sent registered to a Capt. H. Brule, 1st Regiment des Grenadiers, Armee Belge, En Campagne, Belgium, franked with Belgian Congo overprinted 5c, 15c and 10c, cancelled by B.P.C.V.P.K. No. 12 12 MAY 18 datestamps, that were in use at Gottorp. A registration label with B.P.C. / V.P.K. 12 inserted in manuscript is on the face of the card along with a 'CONGO BELGE / TROUPES EN CAMPAGNE' cachet, also applied to the picture side of the card. This cachet is unlisted. A Base Office B 18 MAY 18 transit cancel is on the card.£85.00Reference: G2938

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1921 Tanganyika1921Envelope sent registered to Cardiff, Wales, with a 25c, 3c and 6c, correctly paying the 9c Imperial Rate and the 25c registration, the stamps cancelled KIGOMA 4 OC 21. A blank registration label with 'Kigoma' and '346' inserted in manuscript is on the face of the cover, on the back are Daressalaam 7 OC and London 7 NO 21 transit cancels. £95.00Reference: G2935

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1918 Tanganyika1918 censored 6c postal card to a Frau Elisabeth Bohlen at the German Hospital, Daressalaam, cancelled WILHELMSTAL 22 AU 18. A Tanga 24 AU transit c.d.s. is on the face of the card along with a 'PASSED CENSOR C. T. Dann' handstamp. A few minor faults but an unusual item to someone in the German Hospital. £100.00Reference: G2933

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1921 Tanganyika1921 picture post card (Amani mountain scene) to England with a 6c tied by an indifferent strike of the scarce ARMY TELEGRAPHS K W A 29 III 21, struck in violet. The KWA can be clearly made out, but the rest of the cancel appears to have been overstruck by another datestamp. . This cancel was used at KILWA. £100.00Reference: G2928

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1918 Tanganyika1918 censored envelope to a lady in the Deaconess's Hospital, Cairo, Egypt, that has a 6c stamp cancelled TANGA JY 4 18. The cover has been opened and resealed by the censor with tape and also has a boxed 'PASSED CENSOR 7' cachet. Voi 5 JY, Mombasa JY 6 and Cairo 22 VIII 18 transit and arrival cancels are on the back. £75.00Reference: G2927